27 May 2013

Legislative & regulatory advice & compliance

Starting Area/Sector information

Providing legislative and regulatory advice across a range of environmental and health and safety and related product liability issues.

The environment, health and safety and related product liability issues have seen some of the most significant and rapid developments in detailed legislation, regulation and case law of any legal subject areas in the last twenty years. Keeping abreast of such a broad and rapidly changing mass of information can be a significant challenge for clients particularly when advice is needed in a cross-border context.

We provide expert legal advice across the whole range of environmental, health and safety and related product liability areas. We are particularly well placed to provide consistent advice on a multi-jurisdictional basis given the breath of our office coverage and environmental expertise. Clients have found this resource to be particularly helpful in the European context where the implementation of EU-driven environmental law can differ subtly in the different EU Member States.

Public policy

We advise regularly on businesses' compliance with legislation and regulation in the transactional context or more generally during the business' ongoing operation. We often provide this advice in co-operation with technical advice from major environmental consultants.

We also advise on the impact of changes to legislation and regulations and in tracking new legislative developments. Examples include:

  • Asbestos regulation and liabilities
  • Contamination and pollution issues
  • Biotechnology
  • Energy, utilities and natural resources (eg nuclear industry, mining and quarrying)
  • Marine and wild habitats and other nature conservation issues
  • Waste Management
  • Telecommunications
  • Climate Change, Renewables and Emissions Trading
  • Planning/ zoning and land use
  • Public and employee health and safety
  • Chemicals regulation e.g. the EU "REACH" regime
  • Product liability, labelling and advertising

For more information on how we can help, contact a member of the Environment Group.